6.1 : Electric Utility Energy Consumption
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U.S. Electric
Power Sector Cumulative Power Plant Additions Needed to Meet Future
Electricity Demand (1) |
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Typical New |
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Number of New Power Plants to Meet
Demand |
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| Electric
Generator |
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Plant Capacity (MW) |
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2015 |
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2020 |
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2025 |
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2030 |
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2035 |
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| Coal Steam |
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1,300 |
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7 |
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8 |
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8 |
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8 |
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8 |
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| Combined Cycle |
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540 |
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28 |
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29 |
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43 |
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79 |
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130 |
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| Combustion
Turbine/Diesel |
148 |
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62 |
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105 |
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174 |
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250 |
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284 |
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| Nuclear Power |
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2,236 |
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1 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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4 |
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| Pumped Storage |
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147 |
(2) |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Fuel Cells |
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10 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Conventional
Hydropower |
20 |
(2) |
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20 |
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47 |
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81 |
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125 |
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185 |
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| Geothermal |
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50 |
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9 |
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26 |
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41 |
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62 |
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81 |
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| Municipal
Solid Waste |
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50 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| Wood and Other
Biomass |
50 |
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5 |
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5 |
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5 |
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5 |
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6 |
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| Solar Thermal |
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100 |
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9 |
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9 |
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9 |
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9 |
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9 |
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| Solar
Photovoltaic |
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150 |
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11 |
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11 |
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13 |
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23 |
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52 |
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| Wind |
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100 |
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123 |
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124 |
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153 |
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182 |
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262 |
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| Total |
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277 |
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372 |
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538 |
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760 |
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1,041 |
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| Distributed
Generation |
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148 |
(3) |
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| Note(s): |
1) Cumulative
additions after Dec. 31, 2010. 2) Based on current stock average capacity. 3)
Combustion turbine/diesel data used. |
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Related Tables:
Sources:
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| EIA, Electric Power Annual 2010, Feb. 2012, Table 1.2 for pumped storage and hydroelectric plant capacity
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